Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 11hThe era of AI super intelligence, so near yet so far away. 010
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you @themountaingoats.bsky.social ! You have made the time I wasted on Bluesky _worth it_ today!! 010
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If the New York Times is going to push out this clip (and it did), it should add to the headline that Huang is the 7th richest man in America: www.nytimes.com/video/opinio... Speaking of fallacies and all.nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Job Loss Is a ‘Fallacy’The idea that A.I. will destroy jobs is “fundamentally wrong,” says Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive. He explains why he thinks the job loss conversation is unproductive on “The Ezra Klein Show.... 011
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Big trouble in Texas evidently... www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...sacurrent.comKarl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee. 031
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Holy Smokes! Despite 10 to 1 funding disadvantage, José Javier Rodriguez is only trailing by one percentage point in race to be Florida's next Attorney General, according to this poll. Go José! floridapolitics.com/archives/820...floridapolitics.comPoll: James Uthmeier 43%, José Javier Rodríguez 42% as Attorney General holds narrow edge with 15% undecidedThe Attorney General has a 10-to-1 cash advantage over his Democratic challenger. 1104
Reposted by Chris NewmanLynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Operation Midway Blitz asked us all one question: what will you do when agents swarm your community? Everyone found their place, whether 3D printing whistles, offering rides to school or medical appointments, court accompaniment, or grocery shopping.”southsideweekly.comEverything is On FireReflections on what kept us going on the anniversary of Midway Blitz. 1106
Reposted by Chris NewmanJulie A. Su @juliesulabor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The DoorDash settlement is proof that enforcement matters. And in this administration, if you steal workers’ wages, it’s not enough to just pay what you should have paid in the first place. 1388
Reposted by Chris NewmanJulie A. Su @juliesulabor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No one’s earnings should be obscured behind an app, no one’s wages cut by an algorithm. @hellodcwp.bsky.social just reached a historic settlement of $131.5 million on behalf of delivery drivers. 23911
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026More Democratic Party press conferences at gas stations please!!!! #BigTent 010
Reposted by Chris NewmanYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But Article 14. Lest we forget one of the reasons the UN was created. “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” www.un.org/en/about-us/...un.orgUniversal Declaration of Human Rights | United NationsA milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated... 411751
Reposted by Chris NewmanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Elites that surrended to Trump in 2025 miscalculated, letting his imagined cultural dominance spook them into inflating the price of getting on his bad side. But now the logic of collective resistance has been confirmed as sound. Should have realized this earlier! newrepublic.com/article/2158... 25862181
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We complain about the New York Times enough that basic fairness requires acknowledging something good. Hats off to whoever wrote this headline: 030
Reposted by Chris NewmanGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/09/2026Two thing can be true. The WH kicking out media it doesn’t like is absolutely a First Amendment violation. And There is little journalism of value to be found in the highly controlled, substance-free halls of power—wall-to-wall navel-gazing about one’s access probably being of the least value. 172103293
Reposted by Chris NewmanAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It now costs the truck drivers on average $1,200 to fill up a single tank because of the war in Iran. Mike Rogers said it's a win-win-win. Are you winning? 503153534903
Reposted by Chris NewmanAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech. 1886285616960
Reposted by Chris NewmanGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Haitian Bridge Alliance and We Are CASA: Pastor Molis’s deportation by the Trump regime “has placed an enormous burden on his family. Donate to the GoFundMe to help support them during this fight.” www.gofundme.com/f/standing-w...gofundme.comDonate to Standing with Pastor Molis and His Family, organized by Omara NunezPastor Molis Augustave is a community builder in York PA, a city he arrived to… Omara Nunez needs your support for Standing with Pastor Molis and His Family 01514
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Some (in the USA) are guilty; all (of us) are responsible.” 000
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#ICEoutofMainemidcoastvillager.comPaul LePage Says ICE is Deporting His RelativeThe Republican running in the 2nd Congressional District has been supportive of federal immigration actions. 001
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#ICEoutofKansas www.ksn.com/news/state-r...ksn.comICE presence in southwest Kansas prompts temporary business closuresSome businesses in southwest Kansas are shutting their doors temporarily this week as federal immigration agents make arrests. 001
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I for one would love to meet a parent at a little league game who works for Flock... 010
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#ICEoutofEvanston evanstonnow.com/federal-agen...evanstonnow.comFederal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston NowPolice chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved. 000
Reposted by Chris NewmanRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... 340127454647
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Is there a term for the opposite of doom scrolling? When you log onto news feeds and then immediately log off because there are just too many horrific stories? Doom overload? 000
Reposted by Chris NewmanIrate Historian (Pride Edition) @riceandsalt97.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Thank you so much for amplifying this. It’s a black mark on the NCAA, and it’s also a black mark on Greenberg for cowering like a goddamn child and revoking sanctuary city status. 11175
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The lawsuit needed to be filed I suppose, but hard to see how this whole story is anything other than a •welcomed distraction• for Trump given everything else going on…. 000
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“end times fascism — with its fortressed borders, decimated foreign aid and fixation on grabbing the resources beneath Greenland’s melting ice — should be seen as a twisted and sadistic form of climate-change adaptation.” www.ft.com/content/bd13...ft.comRerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascismHow nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on a shared future 021
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“The genocide has been a generous gift to antisemites here and everywhere.” www.thenation.com/article/soci... www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comThe Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-ZionismMolly Crabapple’s Here Where We Live Is Our Country revisits the past of the Jewish Labor Bund and considers what it might mean for our future. 100
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When various commissions, roundtables, and councils are formed to deal with the aftermath of Trumpism, I want to be on a committee w/ @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Actually at this point he would be my top choice to chair of the “What Do We Do with ICE?” commission. 000
Reposted by Chris NewmanBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026No responsible news outlet should go to the White House as long as this ban on their colleagues is in effect. It’s time for big media to show some backbone. Also, any apologies about that embarrassing WHCA dinner yukking it up with Trump and his apparatchiks? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comCNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces BanThe prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge. 1422382582
Reposted by Chris NewmanI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026Y’know how the other day I was saying we should remember people wanted to silently concede to the CECOT scheme but now Republicans are cutting ads running from the policy, we should see a continued focus on these kidnapping schemes even when they’re not cutting wrestling promos in them. 04113
Reposted by Chris NewmanAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Her response video where she calls them a bunch of fucking uncool losers is solid. Top officials like Stephen Miller are highly sensitive to being perceived as uncool. He actually cares a Ton and that explains basically the entire trajectory of his life and work 1957094
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is such an important insight, particularly for people and institutions in DC trying to decide what comes next for immigrant rights, both in the next two years, and beyond…. 021
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I feel like Macklemore, Ms. Rachel, and Bill Kristol should join forces somehow. 011
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Joe Biden should post something on IG claiming they spoke privately and McConnell is sharper than ever. Troll all sides. 000
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“'Twenty-five years is not temporary,' Díaz says. '25 years is a lifetime. They’ve put all their youth into this country. We can’t just tell them, pick up your stuff, close your business, take your children, and go home.'” www.motherjones.com/politics/202... #savetpsmotherjones.com"A sword of Damocles": Salvadoran TPS holders are in limbo as DHS does nothingThey fought for protected status. Now they could lose it. 021
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Most pundits got this wrong. With notable exceptions like @gregsargent.bsky.social. The white flag they waved w/ bad takes (or their silence) emboldened and empowered Miller et al to do real harm. (see eg Laken Riley). Why won't they admit it now? Probably for the same reason. They did harm. 131
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Whoever said politics is downstream of culture couldn't have possibly anticipated that America's recent fascination with zombie apocalypse stories would prefigure real life. www.salon.com/2026/09/17/m...salon.comMitch McConnell is back, and it’s terrifying - Salon.comMcConnell returns from three-month absence, to DC's surprise. But many questions remain 000
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Truly perhaps the only thing to look forward to during Trump's final act will be the moment when he turns on JD Vance and savagely humiliates him to the delight of all Americans from all walks of life and all sides of all debates. www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-fun...thedailybeast.comJD Vance Funneled Secret Anti-Trump Dirt to His Sworn EnemyBefore Vance completed his MAGA makeover, he was appalled by the thought of Trump in the White House. 200
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Can confirm. (And sadly worth noting for posterity, this conventional wisdom among Democratic Party aligned DC think tanks persists to this day) 0181
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far....The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today" www.mediaite.com/online/house...mediaite.comHouse Republican Turns on Trump in Stunning Campaign Ad: Hispanics Who Elected You Feel ‘Betrayed’Salazar has largely been an ally of Trump, endorsing his 2024 campaign while the president gave her his “Complete and Total Endorsement” in February. 000
Reposted by Chris NewmanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“Aid in the region” probably means something bad and reporters should ask him to be specific. 892160260
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#ICEoutofHomeDepot lataco.com/home-depot-m...lataco.comICE Raid Hotspot Home Depot Removed as Sponsor of L.A.'s Official Mexican Independence Day Celebration ~ L.A. TACOActivists put pressure on the city, questioning why a business often at the center of ICE raids and accused of mass surveillance sponsored the event. 011
Reposted by Chris NewmanAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 15/09/2026What an absolutely remarkable thing for ICE to do, one day before House Republicans hold a hearing on the brutality of the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua. www.expedientepublico.org/ice-detains-... 273
Reposted by Chris NewmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026HOLY SHIT - Tapper plays Johnson footage of GOP candidate Brandon Herrera describing moms as "cum trophies," mentions he called Nazi machine guns "the original ghetto blasters," & asks Johnson how he can support him. Mike says "he has run a very effective campaign ... that was his persona online" 98362092197
Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026How about CAVA stores? Is ICE gonna raid CAVA stores? 020
Reposted by Chris Newmanahilantoolong.bsky.social @ahilantoolong.bsky.social · 13/09/2026These are the memorial remarks I made at the 9/11 25th anniversary conference at UCLA Law School. substack.com/@uclaminana/...substack.comAhilan Arulanantham’s Sept. 11 remarksListen to Ahilan Arulananatham’s remarks at the Sept. 11 symposium. He is the co-director of the Miñana Family Center at the UCLA School of Law. 032